Three US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Published April 9, 2019
Three US service members and a contractor were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device on Monday, the Nato-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement. — AFP/File
Three US service members and a contractor were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device on Monday, the Nato-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement. — AFP/File

WASHINGTON: Three US service members and a contractor were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device on Monday, the Nato-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement.

Three other US service members were wounded in the incident near Bagram air base close to Kabul, the statement said.

The latest deaths brings the number of US service members’ deaths in Afghanistan to seven this year, and a total of 68 since Jan 2015.

Read: Rise in US deaths in Afghanistan clouds outlook for peace

Last month two US service members were killed in Afghanistan while conducting an operation.

The war has taken a much larger toll on Afghan security forces and civilians.

Violence has been relentless in the country even though Taliban have held several rounds of talks with US officials about a peace settlement.

The talks began late last year, raising hopes for an end to the conflict.

The latest round ended this month with both sides citing progress.

The Resolute Support Mission consists of 17,000 troops, about half of them from the United States. A smaller number of US troops operate in Afgha­nistan under a counter-terrorism mission.

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2019

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